I think Morten Vigel wrote: > > I think the title probably fits the contents, but I'm not sure the > contents fits me. I'm not saying I'm surprised - this is what I was > expecting. What I was hoping for, was a book contain lots of good > example usages of Jess. Most importantly I feel the need for an > extensive reference manual to Jess.
Well, the book contains a six chapter reference manual for Jess that goes far beyond the online manual, and then goes on to present four large examples of Jess "in context" -- not just the rules, but the mechanism of embedding Jess in some larger software system. Your description matches what the book is about, precisely -- I'm surprised that the TOC didn't give you that impression. > > The appendice "Jess Functions" might partly cover my need - but I fear > it will not. The present "Jess Function List" page on the Jess webpages > is far from complete and probably not entirely up to date. The online function list by definition covers every implemented function, and none that aren't implemented -- there's an automated test that assures this before each release. Now, whether the documentation for each function is complete or correct -- sometimes there are issues. If there are specific issues you know about, please do let me know. The appendix in the book includes many corrections with respect to the online material, but I'm sure there's always going to be room for improvement. There is still plenty of time to make corrections or add material. I have a book > containing a complete reference manual with examples for the expert > system CLIPS. This book has come in handy in lots of work with Jess as > well, since the syntax is almost identical in many cases. What I hope > You will consider writing, is a book similar to this written > specifically for Jess. You're presumably talking about Giarratano and Riley; I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. --------------------------------------------------------- Ernest Friedman-Hill Distributed Systems Research Phone: (925) 294-2154 Sandia National Labs FAX: (925) 294-2234 Org. 8920, MS 9012 [EMAIL PROTECTED] PO Box 969 http://herzberg.ca.sandia.gov Livermore, CA 94550 -------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send the words 'unsubscribe jess-users [EMAIL PROTECTED]' in the BODY of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], NOT to the list (use your own address!) List problems? Notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------
